diff --git a/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttCommunicationTimedOutException.cs b/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttCommunicationTimedOutException.cs
index df3c4255..38ee182e 100644
--- a/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttCommunicationTimedOutException.cs
+++ b/Source/MQTTnet/Exceptions/MqttCommunicationTimedOutException.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Exceptions
         {
         }
 
-        public MqttCommunicationTimedOutException(Exception innerException) : base(innerException)
+        public MqttCommunicationTimedOutException(Exception innerException) : base("The operation has timed out.", innerException)
         {
         }
     }